The first name Nora

In 2025, 616 girls were named Nora, making it the 75th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nora with other names.

In 2025, 6,380 girls born in the United States were named Nora, the 20th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Nora Ephron
  American film director and writer (1941–2012)
• Nora Fatehi
  Canadian actress (1992-present)
• Nora Arnezeder
  French actress and singer, born 1989
• Nora Zehetner
  American actress, born 1981
• Nora Tschirner
  German actress, born 1981
• Nora Aunor
  Filipino actress (1953–2025)
• Nora Dunn
  American actress and comedian, born 1952
• Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
  American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971)
• Norah Vincent
  American writer (1968–2022)
• Nora Al Matrooshi
  Emirati astronaut, born 1993
• Nora Gregor
  Austrian actress (1901–1949)
• Nora Heroum
  Finnish footballer, born 1994

What does the name Nora mean?

Short form of Eleanor or, rarely, of Honora.

How popular is the name Nora?

In 2025, 616 girls born in England and Wales were named Nora, ranking 75th.

Is Nora a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 193,922 US babies named Nora since 1880 were girls.

When was Nora most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 6,380 babies were named Nora, its highest rank at 20th.

How do you pronounce Nora?

Nora is /ˈnɔːɹə/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Nora?

Norah.

Is Nora also a surname?

Yes. Nora is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.